London
Monday
Our journey begins at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. We arrived at the Airport three hours earlier than our flight leave to London. Our flight is a direct flight from a Norwegian Airline. They cost a total of 165,80 euros. Our flight departs five over eight in the morning and arrives to London ten over nine. We go shopping for overpriced snacks for the flight. We arrived in London in Gatwick Airport in the right time. The Airport is really noisy because there are lots of people. We take our suitcases and we go out to see if our taxi has come to pick up us. We go to taxi and we travel to our Airbnb split-level studio flat. Our taxi journey last one hour and our journey cost 45 pound.
We arrive at our apartment where our houst is waiting for us with the keys of the apartment. After getting the keys we go inside the apartment. Our apartment locate on London´s Balham, Streatham borders. We rented our apartment from Airbnb App. Our apartment costs 157 euros per night so the whole week costs us 1099 euros. Then we go to buy a little food from the grocery shop because we have a horrible hunger and we want to go eat to a restaurant later. After the grocery shopping we were really tired of early wake-up and flight so we decided to sleep a couple of hours of nap. After the naps we decide to explore the London Underground Traffic. Luckily our houst was telling us that Brixton´s Victoria line is the nearest underground starion in our apartment so we go there to buy both oyster cards.
We go to the underground station by bus that costs £ 1.5 per person. Our bus leaves from Becmead Avenue 13.09 and the journey takes 24 minutes to the underground station. We arrived at the underground station on schedule. Then we go to buy the oyster cards from the ticket machine. We have to pay a five-pound deposit on the cards and load time on our cards. One oyster card costs £ 33. After buying the cards we neter the cards through the ticket port reader so we can pass through the gate to the quay. We follow signs to the dock of our choice. We go from Brixton´s Victoria line station to Oxford Circus station on a line called Victoria. After reaching the Oxford Circus station, we go for a walk to the restaurant where we go to eat.
We look at the directions on Google Maps and start tracking them to get to the restaurant. Walk takes ten minutes. We go to an restaurant called Ahi poke where you can order someone ready dose or assemble your own dose. We gather our own doses of vegan options in the restaurant. After eating, we go out to shop for clothing. After a couple of hours of shopping we go back to the our apartment because we both get tired. We go back to our apartment in the same way as we come to the city center. When we get back to the apartment we go to bed.
We arrive at our apartment where our houst is waiting for us with the keys of the apartment. After getting the keys we go inside the apartment. Our apartment locate on London´s Balham, Streatham borders. We rented our apartment from Airbnb App. Our apartment costs 157 euros per night so the whole week costs us 1099 euros. Then we go to buy a little food from the grocery shop because we have a horrible hunger and we want to go eat to a restaurant later. After the grocery shopping we were really tired of early wake-up and flight so we decided to sleep a couple of hours of nap. After the naps we decide to explore the London Underground Traffic. Luckily our houst was telling us that Brixton´s Victoria line is the nearest underground starion in our apartment so we go there to buy both oyster cards.
We go to the underground station by bus that costs £ 1.5 per person. Our bus leaves from Becmead Avenue 13.09 and the journey takes 24 minutes to the underground station. We arrived at the underground station on schedule. Then we go to buy the oyster cards from the ticket machine. We have to pay a five-pound deposit on the cards and load time on our cards. One oyster card costs £ 33. After buying the cards we neter the cards through the ticket port reader so we can pass through the gate to the quay. We follow signs to the dock of our choice. We go from Brixton´s Victoria line station to Oxford Circus station on a line called Victoria. After reaching the Oxford Circus station, we go for a walk to the restaurant where we go to eat.
We look at the directions on Google Maps and start tracking them to get to the restaurant. Walk takes ten minutes. We go to an restaurant called Ahi poke where you can order someone ready dose or assemble your own dose. We gather our own doses of vegan options in the restaurant. After eating, we go out to shop for clothing. After a couple of hours of shopping we go back to the our apartment because we both get tired. We go back to our apartment in the same way as we come to the city center. When we get back to the apartment we go to bed.
Tuesday
We wake up after our first night in our apartment at nine o´clock in the morning. We go together to the nearby Lidl and we buy food for the next week in London. We take with us some snacks and the commodities for breakfast. When we come back to the apartment we start to make our breakfast. We make a big breakfast because we need a lot of energy to move around in central London. We also watch some Netflix.
After delicious breakfast we start to prepare for the day. Then we leave our apartment toward the centre. First we go by bus from Becmead Avenue to Brixton´s Victoria line station. There are lots of people in Brixton´s Victoria line station. This is our second time here so we trying to find the right metro. After searching we find the right metro to reach Westminster station. The whole journey takes about 30 minutes when we arrive to central. Our plan today is to go to the most famous sights in London.
Firts place where we are going to visit is Big Ben. It is a really old bell. We take lots of photos there. This was the attraction we had been waiting for a long time. Then we continue our journey to royal sights. We go to Queen Elisabeth II and Central Hall Westminster. Before our little break we want to visit London Eye. It is Europe´s tallest cantilevered observation wheel. Then we take some food from a nearby shop and we go to Jubilee Gardens. There are beautiful flowers. After one hour break we want to go to Tower of Bridge and London Tower through the central. From the beautiful sights we head to the center of shopping. We take a metro from Tower Hill to Oxford Circus.
We go shopping for example Urban Outfitters, Disney Store and Sephora. We want to eat some vegan Korean food so we go to Bibimbap restaurant. It is located near Oxford Streat. There are delicious food and great vegan options. We eat our dinner and watch beautiful views. After eating we want to go to our apartment quickly because we are so tired. We go with our purchases on the same route back to our apartment. When we get home we watch the movie together and then go to bed after long day.
After delicious breakfast we start to prepare for the day. Then we leave our apartment toward the centre. First we go by bus from Becmead Avenue to Brixton´s Victoria line station. There are lots of people in Brixton´s Victoria line station. This is our second time here so we trying to find the right metro. After searching we find the right metro to reach Westminster station. The whole journey takes about 30 minutes when we arrive to central. Our plan today is to go to the most famous sights in London.
Firts place where we are going to visit is Big Ben. It is a really old bell. We take lots of photos there. This was the attraction we had been waiting for a long time. Then we continue our journey to royal sights. We go to Queen Elisabeth II and Central Hall Westminster. Before our little break we want to visit London Eye. It is Europe´s tallest cantilevered observation wheel. Then we take some food from a nearby shop and we go to Jubilee Gardens. There are beautiful flowers. After one hour break we want to go to Tower of Bridge and London Tower through the central. From the beautiful sights we head to the center of shopping. We take a metro from Tower Hill to Oxford Circus.
We go shopping for example Urban Outfitters, Disney Store and Sephora. We want to eat some vegan Korean food so we go to Bibimbap restaurant. It is located near Oxford Streat. There are delicious food and great vegan options. We eat our dinner and watch beautiful views. After eating we want to go to our apartment quickly because we are so tired. We go with our purchases on the same route back to our apartment. When we get home we watch the movie together and then go to bed after long day.
Wednesday
We wake up at six o'clock in the morning. We eat porridge with banana, raspberries and peanut butter for breakfast. After the breakfast we do our makeup after that we order a taxi to go to Clapham Junction train station. The taxi ride takes 12 minutes and it costs eight pounds. When we arrive at the train station we go to buy train tickets to Watford Junction train station. From there we can take a bus to Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio. Our train tickets cost 44 pounds. Our train leaves at eight o'clock and arrives to Watford Junction Station at five past nine.
When we arrive at the station we have to wait ten minutes before the studio bus gets to the station for studio visitors. The bus ride for studios costs £ 2,5 per person and the trip took 13 minutes. When we arrive in the studio area we change our the advancetickets which we have bought a couple months ago from the Official studio website to the studio tickets. Before our tour begins we eat vegan burgers in one of the studio's restaurants.
At the beginning of the tour we watch a short video presentation. Then we going to the next hall to watch another video and then we going to the Great Hall. After that, the visitors can move freely at their own pace. Much of the exhibition is indoors but there are plenty of things to see at outside also. After a couple of hours of walking we go to the studio store to buy our own magic wands to commemorate. Hilda buys a Voldemort's wand and Vilma buys Dumblerode's wand.
After the buying the wands we go back to Clapham Junction station in the same way as we came to the studios. When we get to the back to the train station we go by metro to Victoria station through to Oxford Circus. From Oxford Circus we walk to the Deliciously Ella café where we eat dinner. Hilda eats sweet potato, chickpea & pumpin curry and Vilma eats spiced lentil soup. After the dinner we go back by underground and bus to our apartment. Then we watch a movie at Netflix and then we go to bed.
When we arrive at the station we have to wait ten minutes before the studio bus gets to the station for studio visitors. The bus ride for studios costs £ 2,5 per person and the trip took 13 minutes. When we arrive in the studio area we change our the advancetickets which we have bought a couple months ago from the Official studio website to the studio tickets. Before our tour begins we eat vegan burgers in one of the studio's restaurants.
At the beginning of the tour we watch a short video presentation. Then we going to the next hall to watch another video and then we going to the Great Hall. After that, the visitors can move freely at their own pace. Much of the exhibition is indoors but there are plenty of things to see at outside also. After a couple of hours of walking we go to the studio store to buy our own magic wands to commemorate. Hilda buys a Voldemort's wand and Vilma buys Dumblerode's wand.
After the buying the wands we go back to Clapham Junction station in the same way as we came to the studios. When we get to the back to the train station we go by metro to Victoria station through to Oxford Circus. From Oxford Circus we walk to the Deliciously Ella café where we eat dinner. Hilda eats sweet potato, chickpea & pumpin curry and Vilma eats spiced lentil soup. After the dinner we go back by underground and bus to our apartment. Then we watch a movie at Netflix and then we go to bed.
Thursday
Yesterday we woke up really early so we decided to sleep longer today. We wake up at ten o´clock in the morning. We make some porridge for breakfast. Then we start to prepare for the day. The weather is sunny today but cool so we put our warm clothes on. Today we want to visit famous museums and other beautiful places.
We start our tourist day from Natural History Museum. First we go by bus from Becmead Avenue to Brixton´s Victoria line station. From here we continue on the Victoria line to Victoria Station. Then we go from the line called the District to South Kensington Station. After arriving at South Kensington Station we walk four minutes to the museum. We walk past the magnificent large buildings along the road. When we enter the Natural History Museum we admire the old objects and the large dinosaur skeleton in the hallway. We go around in different exhibitions. After exhibitions we walk back to South Kensington Station. We go along the Piccadilly line to Hyde Corner Station.
From Hyde Corner Station we walk through the garden to Buckingham Palace. We take lots of pictures there. Then we walk to Hyde Park to eat our snacks that we took with us. We walk around the park and we enjoy being there. We are continue our journey by walking to a large department store to Harrods.
The last museum we want to visit today is London Transport Museum. We walk from Harrods in four minutes to Knightsbridge Underground Station. Then we go along the Piccadilly line to Covent Garden Station then walk for three minutes to the museum. There are old public transport vehicles, for example, old buses and taxis.
Today we do not want to eat in the center so we thought we would make food in our apartment. We start our journey to our home by walking to Covent Garden Station. Then we go along Piccadilly line to Green Park Station. We go to Green Park Station along Victoria Line to Brixton Station. From there we still travel by bus to Becmead Avenue. Then we walk to our apartment.
We make for dinner vegan Chinese tofu-noodle wok and we watch some Netflix. After long day we go to bed.
We start our tourist day from Natural History Museum. First we go by bus from Becmead Avenue to Brixton´s Victoria line station. From here we continue on the Victoria line to Victoria Station. Then we go from the line called the District to South Kensington Station. After arriving at South Kensington Station we walk four minutes to the museum. We walk past the magnificent large buildings along the road. When we enter the Natural History Museum we admire the old objects and the large dinosaur skeleton in the hallway. We go around in different exhibitions. After exhibitions we walk back to South Kensington Station. We go along the Piccadilly line to Hyde Corner Station.
From Hyde Corner Station we walk through the garden to Buckingham Palace. We take lots of pictures there. Then we walk to Hyde Park to eat our snacks that we took with us. We walk around the park and we enjoy being there. We are continue our journey by walking to a large department store to Harrods.
The last museum we want to visit today is London Transport Museum. We walk from Harrods in four minutes to Knightsbridge Underground Station. Then we go along the Piccadilly line to Covent Garden Station then walk for three minutes to the museum. There are old public transport vehicles, for example, old buses and taxis.
Today we do not want to eat in the center so we thought we would make food in our apartment. We start our journey to our home by walking to Covent Garden Station. Then we go along Piccadilly line to Green Park Station. We go to Green Park Station along Victoria Line to Brixton Station. From there we still travel by bus to Becmead Avenue. Then we walk to our apartment.
We make for dinner vegan Chinese tofu-noodle wok and we watch some Netflix. After long day we go to bed.
Friday
We wake up at nine o'clock in the morning. However we don't eat breakfast because we go to Deliciously Ella café for brunch. Before we go to the café we do our makeups and dress up for the day. We leave the apartment at ten o'clock toward Becmead avenue where we go by bus to Brixton's Victoria Line Station. We go from Brixton's Victoria Line Station along the line of Victoria to the Green Park Station where we continue our journey along the Jubilee lin to Bond Street. From Bond Street we walk two minutes to Deliciously Ella café.
We eat delicious brunch in the café for an hour and then we leave to Madame Tussauds wax cabin. First we walk from the café to Bond Street where we go along the Jubilee line to Baker Street Station where we walk five minutes to wax cabin. We had already bought tickets for the wax cabin in advance so we don't have to buy tickets when we arrive to the wax cabin. Tickets cost 27,10 euros per person in advance. We bought our tickets on the London Tickets website. Seeing wax cabin waxes is a breathtaking experience because waxes look like the real people. In the wax cabin we see for example the characters of Star Wars and the British Royal Family.
After a couple of hours we go back to the Baker Street Station where we go along the Jubilee line to Bond Street and from there we go along the Central line to Tottenham Court Road where we walk six minutex to the British Museum. Once again we had bought tickets to the museum in advance so we can get directly go into the museum when we arrive at the museum. The museum tickets cost 24 euros per person. We bought our tickets from get your guide website. Our tickets include a two-hour guided tour of the museum. After the tour we both have horrible hunger so we go walking to the Ahi Poke restaurant where we went eating on Monday. Walk takes seven minutes.
After dinner we leave back to our apartment. We walk ten minutes first to Oxford Circus underground station where we go along the Victoria line to Brixton's Victoria Line Station and we take a bus to Becmead avenue. When we arrive at our apartment we watch a movie at Netflix and then we go to bed.
We eat delicious brunch in the café for an hour and then we leave to Madame Tussauds wax cabin. First we walk from the café to Bond Street where we go along the Jubilee line to Baker Street Station where we walk five minutes to wax cabin. We had already bought tickets for the wax cabin in advance so we don't have to buy tickets when we arrive to the wax cabin. Tickets cost 27,10 euros per person in advance. We bought our tickets on the London Tickets website. Seeing wax cabin waxes is a breathtaking experience because waxes look like the real people. In the wax cabin we see for example the characters of Star Wars and the British Royal Family.
After a couple of hours we go back to the Baker Street Station where we go along the Jubilee line to Bond Street and from there we go along the Central line to Tottenham Court Road where we walk six minutex to the British Museum. Once again we had bought tickets to the museum in advance so we can get directly go into the museum when we arrive at the museum. The museum tickets cost 24 euros per person. We bought our tickets from get your guide website. Our tickets include a two-hour guided tour of the museum. After the tour we both have horrible hunger so we go walking to the Ahi Poke restaurant where we went eating on Monday. Walk takes seven minutes.
After dinner we leave back to our apartment. We walk ten minutes first to Oxford Circus underground station where we go along the Victoria line to Brixton's Victoria Line Station and we take a bus to Becmead avenue. When we arrive at our apartment we watch a movie at Netflix and then we go to bed.
Saturday
We wake up at nine o'clock in the morning and then we eat the breakfast. After the breakfast we dress up and do our makeups for the day. Then we go by bus from Becmead avenue to Brixton's Victoria line ungerground station. From there we go by underground along the Circle line to Ladbroke Grove Station which is a two minute walk to Notting Hill.
At Notting Hill we go to the Portobello road market, which is Notting Hill's famous market. The portobello road market has foor, clothing and souvenir shops. We buy at souvenir shop homecoming gifts to our families and our friends. We also buy London fridge magnets for ourselves. After shopping we go back to the Ladbroke Grove underground station where we walk to the Holland park. Walk takes eighteen minutes.
Along the way to Holland park we go buying for a picnic lunch at a nearby food store in Holland park. After buying the food we go to the park to eat and spend time in the park. After a few hours we go by taxi to Oxford Street for shopping. We go to a few stores and then we go for a dinner at a restaurant called mooshies. To get the restaurant we must first go to Oxford Circus underground station where we go through Liverpool Street to Aldgate East Station. From it we walk eight minutes to the mooshies restaurant. We eat delicious vegan burgers for a dinner.
After the dinner we go to Aldgate East Station where we go to Victoria Station through to Brixton's Victoria Line Station. From there we go by bus to Becmead avenue where we walk back to our apartment. We'll rest for a moment after a long day and then we start packing our luggage as we leave the next day early back to Finland. After packing we go to bed so we could wake up early in the morning.
At Notting Hill we go to the Portobello road market, which is Notting Hill's famous market. The portobello road market has foor, clothing and souvenir shops. We buy at souvenir shop homecoming gifts to our families and our friends. We also buy London fridge magnets for ourselves. After shopping we go back to the Ladbroke Grove underground station where we walk to the Holland park. Walk takes eighteen minutes.
Along the way to Holland park we go buying for a picnic lunch at a nearby food store in Holland park. After buying the food we go to the park to eat and spend time in the park. After a few hours we go by taxi to Oxford Street for shopping. We go to a few stores and then we go for a dinner at a restaurant called mooshies. To get the restaurant we must first go to Oxford Circus underground station where we go through Liverpool Street to Aldgate East Station. From it we walk eight minutes to the mooshies restaurant. We eat delicious vegan burgers for a dinner.
After the dinner we go to Aldgate East Station where we go to Victoria Station through to Brixton's Victoria Line Station. From there we go by bus to Becmead avenue where we walk back to our apartment. We'll rest for a moment after a long day and then we start packing our luggage as we leave the next day early back to Finland. After packing we go to bed so we could wake up early in the morning.
Sunday
We wake up half past five and we are really tired. Last night we packed our stuff ready for our suitcases. Our flight departs at 10.20 from Gatwick Airport so we had to wake up early. Our tickets are from Norwegian Airport company and they cost 408 euros. We take something to eat and we wait for our taxi come to pick us up. We ordered our taxi the previous night so we didn´t have to worry about it in the morning. Our taxi arrives in the right time and we go to the taxi. We We have a lot of stuff for friends and family. We bouth feeling really sad that we have to leave the wonderful London and go back to Finland. Our week in London was full of experiences, great sights and good food.
Our taxi arrive after one hour at Gatwick Airport three hours before our flight leaves. We go to the check in and we go to the Starbucks because we need lots of coffee. After an hour at the cafe, we went around the shops at the Airport because we wanted to waste time. The time passed very quickly and suddenly we hear the announcement of our flight, so we go to wait our flight to depart. Our flight to Finland takes three hours, so we arrive to Finland at 15.10. We wait our suitcases and then we go back to the home.
Our taxi arrive after one hour at Gatwick Airport three hours before our flight leaves. We go to the check in and we go to the Starbucks because we need lots of coffee. After an hour at the cafe, we went around the shops at the Airport because we wanted to waste time. The time passed very quickly and suddenly we hear the announcement of our flight, so we go to wait our flight to depart. Our flight to Finland takes three hours, so we arrive to Finland at 15.10. We wait our suitcases and then we go back to the home.